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rePurpose Global Launches Packaging Simulator in Light of New Legislation

With California’s Individual Source Reduction Plan deadline of August 1, 2026, fast approaching, brands selling packaged products in California are under pressure to model, documen...

Plastic and Packaging EPR Laws – Key Considerations and Impending Compliance Deadlines

The regulatory paradigm for plastics and packaging has drastically shifted. Currently, seven states—California, Colorado, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon, and Washington—have en...

17 States Challenge California Packaging Law With National Supply Chain Stakes

Countdown to the New EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation: Compliance Considerations

GS1 US Publishes Guidance for EPR Packaging Requirements

Created for brands, retailers, associations and solution providers impacted by EPR laws, this guideline addresses a growing need for scalable, reliable packaging data management an...

Seventeen States and NAW Challenge California’s Packaging EPR Law

New York Legislature Adjourns without Passing Packaging EPR Bill

The Flexible Packaging Association was critical of the legislation, saying it included unattainable mandates and would threaten the affordability of essential goods for all New Yor...

New GS1 US Guidance Helps Foodservice, Food Retail Companies Meet Packaging EPR Requirements

Responding to new and expanding state-level Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) packaging laws, GS1 US released a resource to help industry adapt. 

Pact Group backs mandatory packaging rules in Australia

Pact Group has told a Senate inquiry committee it is in favour of proposed legislation that would make packaging producers responsible for the disposal and recovery of material the...

Packaging specialists join forces to create PackReady

Compliance specialist Valpak by Reconomy and innovation expert ThePackHub have teamed up to launch PackReady – a new service that provides advice on current and upcoming legislatio...

IDFA Seeks Temporary Exemptions for Dairy Packaging under California’s SB 54

IDFA emphasizes that many dairy packaging materials and formats—including HDPE, PET, polypropylene, gable-top cartons and aseptic cartons—are recyclable but are not yet meeting the...

Second Lawsuit Challenges Constitutionality of Oregon’s Packaging EPR Law

Trace One outlines PPWR compliance framework

Trace One has described a three-part framework to help brand owners prepare for the EU PPWR and related EPR requirements before they come into effect in August 2026. The post Trace...

PackUK issues 2027 packaging RAM rules 

PackUK has released an updated Recyclability Assessment Methodology (RAM), setting out the framework that producers will need to apply to household packaging supplied in 2027 under...

New Rules, New Costs: New EPR Packaging Law Is About to Hit Millions of Businesses

The Extended Producer Responsibility policy is now in effect. Here’s what business owners need to know about fees, reporting, and requirements.

Bill in Congress targets ‘forever chemicals’ in food packaging

The No Toxics in Food Packaging Act seeks to ban PFAS, phthalates, BPA and certain other substances from food packaging and food processing materials.

PODCAST | Packaging EPR’s 2026 Reality Check

Arithmetic is simple. Compliance is not. We recently sat down with Anna Kendall of Ernst & Young LLP to discuss the challenges of meeting both imminent and long-term EPR mandat...

Seventeen States and Trade Association Challenge California's Extended Producer Responsibility Statute

On 20 June 2026, 17 states and the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors filed a complaint in the US District Court for the Eastern District of California challenging Cal...

PureCycle Resin Recognized as PCR Content in New Jersey

New Jersey’s Recycled Content Law requires manufacturers of rigid plastic containers, beverage containers, and other regulated packaging to meet minimum thresholds of postconsumer...

Multiple states sue over California's plastics packaging law

Multiple states and the National Association of Wholesaler‑Distributors are challenging California’s Plastics Act, which went into effect on May 1. The lawsuit, filed Monday in fed...

IFPA Issues Position on EPR as Compliance Deadlines Hit Fresh Produce Industry

IFPA stresses that fresh produce packaging is “not discretionary” but rather an essential tool for preventing food loss, meeting federal food safety requirements, and getting nutri...

Wholesaler-Distributor Group and 17 Attorneys General Challenge California EPR

Nebraska leads the multi-state coalition with the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW) as the sole business plaintiff.

Initiative Targets Recovery of Small-Format Plastics as California EPR Looms

With California’s SB 54 set to take effect in 2027, the initiative aims to provide a roadmap for recovering, sorting, processing and ensuring market demand for small-format materia...

Diving deeper into the EU’s latest guidance on the PPWR

On 5 June, the European Commission published a Commission Notice providing further clarity about the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) in practice. We take a closer l...